Dispensing device.



L. HECK.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27. I916.

1,244,205, Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1.-

nu L 1s Heck,

ATTORNEYS L HECK.

- DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 21. 1916.

1,2%,25, Patented Oct. 23,1917. V v

2 SHEETSSHEET 2K WITNESSES: INVENTORZ 7 and nsethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawmgs, and to characters nxsrni sme iJEvIcE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS of the United States, residing at Newark, in'the county ofEsseX and State of New Jersey, have invented certain neWand use ful Improvements in Dispensing Devices; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled inthe art .to which it appertains to make of reference marked thereon, which form a part'of this specification. 7 This invention relates, generally, to improvements indisp'ensing devices; and, the

present invention has, reference, more particularly, to a novel attachment, inthe form of a support fora receptacle or canflconta-in ing soap-powder, .or ajliquidsoapfor'the like, "adapted to be attached in proper loca tion, usuallyabove the wash-basins in lavatories, bath-rooms, and the like.

The present invention hasfor its principal object'to provide a novel andsimply-' constructed receptacle or can-supportin'g attachment for the purposes above stated, the

support comprising a normally-closed valve like element mounted in a supporting recep tacle or can-receiving support, and meansfor retaining the receptacle or can in its.

proper position for use, the said means-at the same time being provided With a clamping' or holding lever having a piercing element for piercing the sealed ends of the con-' tamer 'orcan, prior to securing the latter in its operative position upon or Within the receptacle or can-supporting attachment.

The present invention has for its further object to provide aneflicient and easily manipulated device of the" character herein stated, which, furthermore, is neat "and orna v mental in appearance, and is perfectly sanil tary. t I p v Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularlyfenumerated will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention, With the various objectsof the present in: V

vention in view, the said invention-consists, primarily, in the novel dispensing device hereinafter set 'forth; and, the invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as Well as in the details of I I Specification of Letters latent.

HECK, a citizen The invention is clearly illustrated in accompanying drawings, in! which Figure 1' is a "frontelevationfand F1g;2

a p i l l'l vievv of a dispensing d i showing d nt Q si r'rinmpl j of the p' 'nt invention. 1

Fig. 3 is a transversevertlcal; section 'of I thedevice, said section being taken on" line 3''3;in said Fig. 2; an'dfFig 4 is a hori- Patented 01:15.23, i917, App1ieationfi1edApri127,1916} serialumeasee.

the "construction of the said parts, 'all' 'of which Will be-fully described in th e follovv-' ing specification, and then finally-embodied in thjeclauses' of the claim Which are appended to and which form an essential partfof v the SaidISpecifi'cation. 1 r

zontal section taken, on" line4+4e in- Fig. 1, the valve-like dispensing element being represented in its normally {closed relation, said view illustrating in "connection therewith,

and in plan, a metallic clamp'for' producing said valve-like member or element.

operated andthe said valve-like element in ofthe soap-powder or liquid soapfrom With-'- inthe oontaineror can into and through the I 7' fm "1, showing in eleva if saidyvalve-like element.

Fig. Bis a detail view,

tion, certain of the receptacle or ca'n fretainingfor holding elements, looking in the dif V rection of the arrow "min Fig. 1 and Fig; Y

of the" can-heads and cross-section of, the p 7 f is al'pl'an "of a fragmentaryportion ofone piercinggel'elnent, said view illustrating the piercedcondition-of the said head, When the container or'can is mounted in its clamped-1';

relation, for use, upon the main supporting structure of the device." .1 I

Similar characters of reference are e m-f ployed' in alh'of the said above described views, toindicate corresponding parts.

' Referring now'to the several'figures of dravvingsfifthe reference-character 1 indl cate's a suitable bracket or support,-"usually' providedwith a base, as 2, for securing the.

said bracket to a all3, or the like, by'inean's, ofscrews lger-other suitable fastening devices. The saidbrac'ketlis preferably cutaway, as at 5, and-has securedtheretdf means of rivets, pins, or screws 6, a;, d1sk or plate 7 formed with an upwardly-extending annular marginal V flange 8,

75 I the said normally closed condition of I ubstantiallyofj I .110 I. i

W the arrangement and construction shown in ings. This annularflange 12 provides .a

suitable seat forja correspondingly formed annular flange-like member or portion 14 of a short flexible tube 13 which is made of rubber, orother suitable material which is readily compressible. TlllS flexible piece of V tubing is suitably disposed within the said nozzle-like element 11, as shown in said Fig. 3, the said nozzle-like element 11 being formed in its opposite sides with cut-away or open portions, as 15, and in its lower endportion having a suitable outlet, as 16.

Referring nowmore particularly to Fig. 1 oftlie drawings, it will be seen that there is secured to the bottomcfthepreviously mentioned disk for plate 7, by means of rivets or other suitable fastening means a pair of late-like members as .18and 19, the said member 18 being provided with an upwardly eXtendingpost-like portion 20, and thesa'id member or element 19 being also provided'with' an upwardly extending postlike portion 21. Suitably secured to the member OIf element 18 is a suitable stud or post, as 22, extending in a downward direction and secured to said post, as at 23,.1s=a.

suitable metallic clampwhich comprises a pair of arms 2st and 25 which are bent, asat 26, and are formed with a pair ofmanipulatingmembers, 27. ,Thc normal tend cncy of this clamp is to have its arms 24'and 25 'suitably compress the flexible tube-lilna element 13, so as to shut oil the interior of the said tube, the said arms -24: and 25 extending'into and passing through the-previously mentioned cut-away portions .or openings 15 in the said nozzle-like element. .By pressing with the fingers upon the ends 27 of this clamp, the arms 24' and 25Iare brought into the positions, indicated in Fig.

5of the drawings, thereby allowing the compressedportions' of. the flexibletube 13 to expand and assume the pos tion shownin said Fig. 5, and permltting the powder orliquid from the previously pierced bottom of. the receptacle 9 to pass into the saidtube 13 andfiow from the outlet '16 of the 'elemcnt 11. It is evident that bynus arrangementv the amount of liquid may be regulated. As soon as the operator removes the fingers from theend-portions 27 of the clamp, the parts will again assume the. positions indi catedjinjFig. toii' the drawings, whereby the 3 flexible tube again becomes compressed and lessees shuts off any further supply from the can or receptacle 9.

The previously mentioned upwardly extending portion 20 has pivotally connected with its upper end, by means of a loop, as

' 29,"'an arm or rod 28, the said arm or red 28 extending directly across the upper endof the can or receptacle 9, and being provided with an extension 30 which extends downwardly from the said arm or red 28, at the free end-portion thereof; Suitably connectedwith he central portion'3l cram said arm or rod 28 1s an lnverted cone-shaped protector-element, as 32, which is formed with suitably disposed perforations or holes, 33, and likewise secured to;the said port-ion 31 of the arm or rod 2Sby means of its rivetend is a piercingelement, as 35, whiclris readily forced through the sealed end 36- of the can or receptacle 9, as will be clearly evident. The said arm or rod 28 is also capae ble of a slight lateral. movemen'l', whereby the sharp knife-edge 37 of the piercing,

element 35 can be employed to rip the sealed end-36 suiiiciently, so as toprovide-thesaid endwithan opening, as 38, substantially as illustrated in nig. 7 ofthe drawings. The said piercing element 35v maylalso be used for piercing the opposite end of the can or receptacle 9prior to" the disposition of said end upon the disk or plate? and. above the flexible tube 13. v p v The upwardly extending portion 21 sof the-member or element 19 is prov-ided at its upper end with a receivi-ngslot or opening, as 39, into which the free edge-portion 01*v the sa ducing he opening 38, and is suitably held: in said slot 39. The parts are constructed in such amanner that when the edge of the said arm or red 28 is forced into said s ot the can'or receptacle '9 will be suitably forced down upon theannular edge or fiange 1 1 of the flexible (tube 13 so asto provide a perfect closure which surrounds the pre-. viously formed opening 4 in the opposite sealed end of the can or receptacle 9, as will be clearly unccrstoed from an inspection o1":

upwardly extending portion 21 may also be,

idarmor rod 28 is slipped, wl ien proprovided. with a transversely aextending fiangedilre memberelO, the said members 80 and to serving as suitable linger-pieces for the I proper manipulation ofthe said arm or 1'od2S. llhe said members-30and 10 may also be pertoiatedfit desired, as atil, for the cption of a suitable padlock, by means o'lf \Ylllfill the-parts are suitably locked in their assembled relation, to prevent the removal or theft 01". the can or receptacle9.

F a-om the foregoing descri tion of the I t inventio; it will be clearlyseen that producer simply constructed receptacle or can-supporting attachment which be readily manipulated, is perfectly clean, and therefore sanitary. 1 The arrangement of the parts, furthermore, is such that there will be no clogging of the compressible tube-like member, cas ment 11, and the device is at all times operative.

I am fully aware, that changes may be made in the general arrangements and c ombinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the said parts,- without departingfrom the scope of the present invention as set forth in the'foregoing specification and as claimed in the clauses of the claim which are appended to the said specification. Hence, I do not limit my present invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts as described in the said specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of e the said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim 1. A dispensing device comprising a main support, a valve-element connected with said support, post-like members extending upwardly from said support. one of said post'- like members being formed at its upper endportion with a receiving slot, a clamping arm pivoted at one end to the other postlike member and adapted at its other end to enter said receiving slot to be thereby brought into retaining engagement with said slotted post-like member, and a piercing ele ment connected with said clamping armfor piercing the sealed end of the can simultaneously with the clamping of the can upon said main support.

2. A dispensing device comprising a main support, a valve-element connected with said support, post-like members extending upwardly from'said support, one of said post- "like members being formed at its upper end portion with a receiving slot, a clamping arm pivoted at one end to the other post like member and adapted at its other end to enter said receiving slot to. be thereby brought into retaining engagement with said slotted post-like member, a pierclng element connected with sa1d clamplng arm for piercing the sealed end of the can, and a cone-v shaped perforated protecting hood also con- 'nected with saidclamping arm, said hood being secured to said arm so as to inclose said piercing element and to protect the opening formed in the can.

3. A dispensing device comprising a main support formed with an opening, a nozzleelement extending downwardly from said support, a compressible tubular member within said nozzle-element and having its one end-portion arranged within the openment having open portions in its opposite sides, and a clamp secured to said main support, said clamp having arm-portions ex-.

ing in said main support, said nozzle-ele-.

tendinginto the open'portions of said nozsaicl tubular member. I

4; A dispens ng device compr s ng a main supportformed'w th an opening, a nozzleelement extending downwardly fromsaidzle-element and normally compressing the support, a" compressible tubular member within' said nozzle-element and havlng 1ts" one end portion arranged within the opening in said main support, said noz zle-element havlng open port ons in its ope taneously with the clamping of the can upon said main support.

5. A dispensing'device comprising a main support formedwith an opening, a nozzleelement extending downwardly from said support, a compressible tubular member within said nozzle-element and having its I one end-portion arranged within the opening in saidmain support,'said nozzle-element having open portions in its opposite sides, a clamp secured to said main support, said clamp having arm-portionsextending into the openportions of said nozzle-element and normally compressing the said tubular member, post-like membersextending upwardly from said main support, one ofsaid'postlike members being formed at its upper endportion with a receiving slot, a clamping arm pivoted at one end to the other postlike member and adapted at its other end to enter said receiving slot to be thereby brought into retaining engagement with said slotted post-like member, and a piercing element connected with said clamping arm for piercing the sealed end of the can simultaneously with the clamping of the can upon said main support.

6. A dispens'ingdevice comprising a main support formed with anopening, a nozzleelement extending downwardly from said support, a compressible tubular -member within said nozzle-element and having its one end-portion arranged w thin the opening in said mam support, sald nozzle-element having open portions in its opposite sides, a-clamp' secured to said main support,

said clamp having arm-portions extending into the open portions of said nozzle-element and normally compressing the said tubular member, post-like members extending upwardly from said main support, one of saidpost-like members being formed at its upper end-portion with a vreceiving slot,

a clamping arm pivoted at one end to the to inclose said piercing element and to proother post-like member and adapted at its tect the opening formed in the can.

other end to enter said receiving slot to be In testimony, that I claim the invention thereby brought into retaining engagement set forth above I have hereunto set my hand With said slotted postlike member, a piercthis 25th day of April, 1916.

in element connecte With said clam i11 arn for piercing the sealed end of the V LOUIS HEOK' and a cone-shaped perforated protecting Witnesses: I hood also connected with said clamping arm, I F REDK C. FRAENTZEL,

10. said hood being secured to said arm so as FREDK H.WV. FRAENTZEL.

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